Thirty-year multivariate risk assessment is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular disease than the 10-year model.

摘要

Identifying individuals at risk for developing coronary heart disease (CHD) is fundamental to the practice of primary prevention in modern cardiology because it enables clinicians to determine which patients are eligible to receive evidence-based therapies that can prevent or delay the progression of atherosclerotic disease. Several multivariable risk-prediction algorithms are available, and the most widely used in the US is the Framingham cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk profile, from which the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) is derived.